My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today．She played so that I could not help cheering her．The very scene reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing．
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present．With great _ , she began learning it．However, when she was no longer curious, she became sick of it． , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice ．
When her first teacher left, my friend _ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American．After practicing, she would give my daughter some _ comments, and then point out what should be improved．Every time she came,_ _ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music．She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to the music and love it．”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons．Sometimes she __ _ would like to show off a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level．Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was _ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons．Learning it is like climbing a mountain．You’ll feel _ when you are on the way．When you look _ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making progress ．But if you _, you’ll never take one more step．” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her．
A．quickly B．smoothly C．carefully D．happily
A．doubt B．pressure C．regret D．excitement
A．After all B．Above all C．In all D．First of all
A．led B．sent C．introduced D．directed
A．usual B．good C．interesting D．humorous
A．as with B．except for C．instead of D．thanks to
A．feel B．follow C．create D．read
A．once B．even C．still D．then
A．nervous B．excited C．afraid D．lucky
A．tired B．easy C．afraid D．excited
A．ahead B．down C．up D．over
A．move B．continue C．do D．stop
完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very 36 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have 37 it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the 38 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of 39 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid 40 trouble.
I admit that we should keep 41 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your 42 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do 43 to make things better.
I used to be a(n) 44 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in 45 when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 46 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher 47 me to go to the blackboard and 48 what I knew. If I had 49 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s 50 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I 51 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as 52 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know 53 I do can make things better. Everyone is the 54 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active 55 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.
36．A. nervous B. excited C. afraid D. embarrassed
37．A. realized B. recognized C. forgotten D. remembered
38．A. speaker B. reader C. author D. announcer
39．A. environment B. surrounding C. condition D. situation
40．A. ordinary B. extra C. common D. usual
41．A. confident B. smart C. calm D. strong
42．A. smile B. worry C. courage D. satisfaction
43．A anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
44．A. shy B. energetic C. happy D. clever
45．A. joy B. pride C. shame D. surprise
46．A. what B. that C. when D. whether
47．A. forced B. invited C. asked D. pushed
48．A. bring up B. put down C. think about D. show off
49．A. obeyed B. doubted C. refused D. understood
50．A. expectation B. disappointment C. surprise D. delight
51．A. hoped B. knew C. doubted D. regretted
52．A. long B. far C. soon D. well
53．A. whoever B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever
54．A. architect B. owner C. host D. controller
55．A. position B. attitude C. value D. response
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Making of a Surgeon
How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon”? As my year as chief resident(进修医生) drew to a close, I asked myself this question 36 more than one occasion.
The answer, I concluded, was 37 . When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 38 or better than any other surgeon” — then, and not until then, you are 39 a surgeon. I was 40 that point.
41 , for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night. The first few months of the year I had 42 the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be 43 . Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular 44 , I’d have trouble getting back to sleep. I’d 45 all the facts of the case and, often, wonder 46 I had made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the 47 , after lying awake for an hour, I’d get out of 48 , dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only 49 I could find the 50 of mind I needed to relax.
Now, in the last month of my residency, 51 was no longer a problem. Sometimes I still couldn’t be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 52 this as a constant problem for a surgeon. I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I’d made was bound to be a 53 one. It was a nice feeling.
This all sounds conceited(自负的) and I guess it is — 54 a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he’s bothered by the 55 and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine. He has to feel that he’s as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit — call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it.
36. A. at B. in C. on D. for
37. A. self-service B. self-centered C. self-reliant D. self-confidence
38. A. as good as B. as well as C. as far as D. as long as
39. A. indeed B. maybe C. perhaps D. even
40. A. waiting B. standing C. lying D. nearing
41. A. Let B. Take C. Have D. Get
42. A. valued B. avoided C. feared D. enjoyed
43. A. made B. applied C. included D. developed
44. A. condition B. state C. occasion D. situation
45. A. retell B. review C. revise D. remind
46. A. if B. why C. how D. when
47. A. evening B. day C. morning D. afternoon
48. A. flat B. bed C. house D. apartment
49. A. means B. approach C. method D. way
50. A. peace B. trouble C. sorrow D. excitement
51. A. driving B. reviewing C. sleeping D. lying
52. A. expect B. accept C. respect D. inspect
53. A. critical B. poor C. sound D. difficult
54. A. but B. or C. so D. and
55. A. confidence B. conceit C. solutions D. doubts
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Here are some of the most common reasons why kids hate school—and strategies（对策） to put them back on the road to success.
One fear that keeps children from enjoying school is separation 36 . It most frequently occurs during times of family stress or 37 a child is about to enter a new school. 38 , parents can feed a child’s anxieties by the way they 39 . With younger kids, watch how you say 40 those first few days of school. A firm “Have a great day, and I’ll 41 you up at 2:30!” is more confidence-inspiring than “Don’t worry, I can be there in ten 42 if you need me.”
You can help your child 43 fearful situations—from speaking up in class to taking tests—by rehearsing（预演）at home. Teach your child to 44 thoughts such as “I’m going to give up” with “I can handle this.”
Without any 45 , some kids dislike school .This may be the 46 if your child is always alone, pretends 47 to avoid class outings or give away treasured possessions in an attempt to be 48 .
Often loneliness problems can be solved. A child may need to learn how to 49 others in the eye when he speaks, or how to talk 50 a whisper—or below
a yell. You might teach a young child a few “friendship 51 ”, such as “My name’s Tom. What’s yours? Do you want to play games?”
“A lot of kids who are very lonely have never been told anything 52 about themselves,” says Miami 53 Matty Rodriguez-Walling. “If a lonely kid is 54 some area—computers, for example—I’ll often have other students work with him. That does 55 for self-respect and helps the lonely child make friends.”
36. A. anxiety B. excitement C. anger D. relief
37. A. while B. sin
ce C. when D. as
38. A. Unfortunately B. Happily C. Luckily D. Simply
39. A. teach B. smile C. learn D. respond
40. A. hello B. sorry C. good-bye D. thanks
41. A. call B. pick C. bring D. put
42. A. hours B. days C. minutes D. seconds
43. A. watch B. control C. express D. handle
44. A. connect B. fill C. supply D. replace
45. A. friends B. classmates C. teachers D. parents
46. A. condition B. case C. example D. matter
47. A. violence B. sadness C. illness D. independence
48. A. taught B. refused C. hated D. 
liked
49. A. watch B. look C. examine D. observe
50. A. at B. above C. to D. over
51. A. openers B. conclusions C. thoughts D. opinions
52. A. good B. interesting C. strange D. magic
53. A. doctor B. scientist C. researcher D. teacher
54. A. poor at B. anxious about C. skilled in D. proud of
55. A. less B. a lot C. more D. a little
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to 36 an artificial tree for us and _37 it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a 38 . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree 39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 40 a box under a counter. He 41 that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no 42_ on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the 43 on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was 44 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his 45 at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could 46 play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man 47 to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to 48 the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily 49 to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't 50 a workable solution. We were ready to give up 51 the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long 52 carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in, 53 it was Christmas Eve and he was 54 to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the 55 of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell B. buy C. deliver D. bring
37. A. send B. pass C. carry D. take
38. A. surprise B. hunger C. pleasure D. panic
39. A. leaf B. trunk C. stand D. branch
40. A. watched B. caught C. spotted D. broke
41. A. directed B. whispered C. realized D. confirmed
42. A. delivery B. customer C. money D. letter
43. A. present B. tree C. mail D. package
44. A. crowded B. small C. noisy D. normal
45. A. friends B. colleagues C. relatives D. companions
46. A. really B. confidently C. kindly D. patiently
47. A. overcame B. agreed C. astonished D. struggled
48. A. fetch B. transform C. post D. consult
49. A. solving B. explaining C. trying D. worrying
50. A. come across B. come back to C. come upon D. come up with
51. A. while B. when C. as D. since
52. A. slim B. beautiful C. thick D. heavy
53. A. but B. so C. because D. or
54. A. in surprise B. it, the, way C. in a hurt7 D. in lime
55. A. sight B. back C. corner D. scene
We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facialmay also bein cross-cultural situations?
According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look a person's whole face people from East Asia focus on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked tothe pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.
The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, they to have a more difficult time the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.
"Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth, whereas Easternersthe eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners have in telling apa
rt facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."
Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a culturalin the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth .
The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号) the idea. Easterners use the eyes to emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners,, use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.
The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more than previously thought. When it communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves in translation.
A．expressions B．appearances C．features D．differences
A．interesting B．confusing C．outstanding D．surprising
A．across B．for C．on D．into
A．when C．while D．if
A．really B．mainly C．slightly D．nearly
A．make B．turn C．get D．put
A．small B．big C．fewer D．larger
A．need B．attempt C．tend D．intend
A．saying B．telling C．knowing D．judging
A．in a different way B．in equal measure C．in turns D．alternatively
A．favor B．approve C．find D．focus
A．difficulty B．ability C．possibility D．certainty
A．interest B．gap C．similarity D．concern
A．little B．least C．less D．more
A．supports B．opposes C．rejects D．counts
A．make B．create C．convey D．prove
A．therefore B．however C．although D．moreover
A．separated B．related C．expected D．complicated
A．comes to B．talks about C．turns to D．gets to
A．puzzling B．lost C．exciting D．upset
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